ICICI Bank on Sunday said jobs of over 4,000 employees of Bank of Rajasthan, which it is acquiring, are safe and that there would be no layoffs or discrimination against its new staff members. "Whenever we do a merger and acquisition, we treat the employees of the acquired bank as a part of our parivar (family), we will take care of them (BoR employees)...
Jaipur SMS Hospital's resident doctors on strike
Jaipur's Medical service get worst today when all SMS Hospital resident doctors moves on strike to protest the incident which happen last night at janana hospital jaipur when some patent's relative is having clash with resident doctors. 400 resident doctors of 5 hospitals associated with SMS are on strike with demand of arrest of people who are involved...
Magalore Plane crash kills 160
An Air India Express flight from Dubai with 173 on board crashed before landing at Kenjar, near the newly built runway in Magalore at 6:30 this morning, and caught fire, a senior police official said. The flight IX-892, operated by a Boeing 737-800 with Russian pilot and co-pilot Ahliwalia had 173 passengers, four infants and six crew members on board....
ATM's inventor Scot John dead
India-born Scot John Shepherd- Barron, the man who invented the ATM, has died after a short illness, aged 84. He is survived by his wife, three sons and six grandchildren. Barron, who had been living in Portmahomack in Ross-shire, died peacefully at Inverness's Raigmore Hospital in northern Scotland on Saturday, funeral director Alasdair Rhind told...
Somdev Devvarman qualifies for French Open
Somdev Devvarman became the first Indian in 13 years to qualify for the men's singles event of the French Open after scoring a 6-4 6-1 win over Adrian Mannarino in Paris on Friday. It took sixth seed Somdev one hour and 25 minutes to quell the challenge of his French rival in the third and final round and seal one of the 16 main draw spots up for...
Rajasthan B.Com Final year Result on 24 May
Rajasthan University B.COM Final year Result will be declared on 24 May 2010. After declaration of 12th Commerce result by RBSE Ajmer now Rajasthan university is all set to start result declaration. Rajasthan University B.Sc, B.A Final year result is also expected to be declared in Last week of M...
Google launches Google TV
Google has unveiled a new platform to bring web content to TVs. The Google TV software is based on the Android operating system and Chrome web browser. To launch the product, Google has partnered with Intel, which will supply its Atom processors, and hardware makers such as Sony and Logitech, which expect to deliver products running Google TV later...
Rajasthan govt seize Lakshmi Vilas Hotel Jaipur
Lakshmi Vilas Heritage Hotel Jaipur has been seized by the state government. As per Rajasthan High Court order, Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) on Thursday evicted the occupants of the heritage property with 40 palatial rooms and put its own seal on it. The adjoining prime property Kanak Bhawan, too has been seized. Surrounded by rolling meadows,...
Rajasthan-Gujarat Oil pipeline completed
Cairn India, the firm that gave the nation its largest on-land oil discovery, has completed a pipeline from the Thar desserts of Rajasthan to the Gujarat coast for transporting crude oil. "The (590-km) pipeline from the Mangala (oil fields) in Rajasthan to Salaya in Gujarat is now complete," Cairn Energy, the parent firm of the Bombay Stock Exchange-listed...
Cyclone alert in AP, WB and Orissa
With cyclone Laila nearing landfall, over 40,000 people were evacuated from low- lying areas of Andhra Pradesh even as authorities in West Bengal and Orissa on Thursday issued alerts to people in coastal regions and asked fishermen not to venture into Bay of Bengal. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said though the cyclone has weakened, the...
LK Advani get relief in Babri Masjid demolition case
In a major relief to L K Advani and 20 others in the Babri Masjid demolition case, the Allahabad High Court has rejected CBI's petition to revive criminal conspiracy charges against them. However, the case against them for inflammatory and provocative speeches will continue at Rae Bareli. In his 44-page judgement, Justice Alok Kumar Singh of the Lucknow...
RBSE Ajmer 12th commerce 2010 Merit List
Rajasthan board has declared the 12th class commerce result 2010 today. The overall result was good as result was 93.4% in state. Girls students again beat the boys in overall performance in board exams. List of Toppers in RBSE Ajmer 12th Commrece result 2010 are mention below with percentage.RBSE Ajmer 12th commerce 2010 Merit List1. Amit Nolakha...
3G Service Auction winners list state wise
The auction for 3G spectrum has ended today, say sources to CNBC-TV18. According to sources the all-India licence was last bid for Rs 17,000 crore. However the winners are not announced yet. It is learnt that after 34 days of auction, the government is estimated to garner Rs...
Jobs at Rajasthan Ayurved University for various Post 2010
Rajasthan Ayurved University (RAU), Jodhpur invites applications from Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor jobs vacancies 2010.1. ProfessorTotal posts: 08 in various subjects, Salary Pay Scale : Rs.37400-67000 AGP Rs.100002. Associate ProfessorTotal posts: 14 in various subjects, Salary Pay Scale : Rs.37400-67000 AGP Rs. 90003....
NHRC issues notice on renaming Rajasthan village
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to Union Home Secretary in a case regarding renaming of a village in Dausa district of Rajasthan. NHRC spokesperson Jaimini Kumar Srivastava today said the Ministry has been directed to respond within six weeks. The...
CBSE Class 12th results for Ajmer region declared
The result of students who appeared for Class XII CBSE board examination in Ajmer, Chennai and Panchkula (Haryana) will be announced on Wednesday while that of candidates from the rest of country will be out on May 21. The result will be available on CBSE websites after 8.00 am and CBSE has made special arrangements for quick access of result by individuals...
Bank of Rajasthan to merge with ICICI Bank
Bank of Rajasthan (BoR), has decided to merge the old private sector bank with the country’s second-largest lender, ICICI Bank. This would be the third acquisition by ICICI Bank in the last decade. Both the bank boards have given an in-principle nod to the merger. ICICI Bank...
Chidambaram offer fresh talk with Naxals
Home Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday made a fresh offer to hold talks with Naxals if they "suspend" violence even for just 72 hours, a day after Maoists unleashed another attack in Chattisgarh. "Maoists should say 'We will abjure violence. We will suspend violence and actually...
Jaipur to get more CCTV Cameras
Crowded markets of the Walled City area of Jaipur will get more CCTV Cameras for security. In an ambitious project which is likely to be completed by July, the government has ordered to install 39 new CCTVs in the Walled City in addition to existing 20 ones. The entire system will be equipped with Wi-Fi system and it will replace the existing system...
LTE - LTE INDIA 2010 Conference on May 28 at New Delhi
In a past decade wireless industry has seen an explosion in the demand for both voice and data services with the growth in number of mobile telephone subscribers as well as the usage rate. Long Term Evolution (LTE) will be strongly emerge as the next generation wireless technology...
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat cremated with full State honors
Thousands of people converged to bid adieu to former Vice-President and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Bhairon Singh Shekhawat at Jaipur's Chandpol Maidan on Sunday. He was cremated here with full State honours. Earlier, Shekhawat's body was carried in a flower-bedecked carriage. The funeral procession started from his residence. After passing through...
England win ICC T20 World cup Title
It was a momentous day for the history of England cricket as they clinched their first ever major ICC tournament title, that is, the World T20 Champions by defeating age-old rivals Australia by 7 wickets. It was not only a victory for England, but also a moment of pride as the...
India share Azlan Shah trophy 2010 with South Korea
Defending champions India and South Korea were on Sunday declared joint winners of the Sultan Azlan Shah hockey tournament as the summit clash between the two teams was called off due to rain in Ipoh, Malaysia. The final match was abandoned after six minutes of play as the heavy...
Chardham yatra begins in Uttarakhand
The annual religious "Chardham yatra" began on Sunday with opening of portals of Gangotri and Yamunotri shrines, nestled in Garhwal region of Uttarakhand. Amid chanting of hymns and shlokas, doors of the two temples were opened, after six months, coinciding with the auspicious day of "Akshya Tritiya". Scores of pilgrims offered prayer at the two...
New Delhi Railway Station stampede kills two
Two persons have been killed and eight injured in a stampede triggered by a last minute change in platforms for two trains at the New Delhi Railway Station on Sunday, facing summer rush. The stampede occurred at around 2:45 PM after an announcement was made about the change of platforms for Delhi-Muzaffarpur Sapt Kranti Express and Delhi-Bhagalpur...
Ajmer Urs 2010 to start from 9 June
Ajmer Sharif Dargah Urs 2010 will start from 9 June with Flag Hoisting at Buland Darwaza. Urs of Khwaja Gharib Nawaz (R.A.) is celebrated every year in the first week of Rajab, on seeing the moon of Rajab, the seventh month of the Islamic calendar. On the appearance of the...
BSNL to Connect IIT's Virtual University Project
Indian Institutes of Technology will finally open their gates wider. Assigned the task of reaching out to more Indian students, IIT directors are drawing up plans to set up a virtual university. IIT to join hand with Public sector Telecom major and Broadband service provider...
Rajasthan Census 2011 begins with CM Gehlot's registration
First phase of the census 2011 in Rajasthan began here today with registration of state Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. Gehlot formally began the census exercise in the state at his residence in presence of Jaipur's Principal Census officer R P Jain. Director Census Operation, Shubhra Singh, said that the census operation for houselisting and national...
Monsoon to reach Kerala by 30th May: Met Dept
Southwest monsoon, critical for the farm-based economy of the country, is expected to reach Kerala on 30th May, two days before its normal onset date in the coastal state. "The south-west monsoon is likely to arrive over Kerala on May 30 according to the forecast of India Meteorological...
Medical Council of India dissolved by President
President Pratibha Patil on Saturday gave her assent to an ordinance dissolving scam-tainted Medical Council of India (MCI) and replace it with a seven-member panel of eminent doctors. The panel will be in charge till the next one year, Health Secretary Sujatha Rao said. The...
Nation pay tribute to Shekhawat, Funeral on Sunday at Jaipur
Glowing tributes were paid to Bhairon Singh Shekhawat with President Pratibha Patil recalling his humble beginnings, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh declaring the former Vice President as one of the “tallest” leaders and Atal Bihari Vajpayee describing his death as end of an era...
Rajasthan's 'Babo Sa' passed away at 87
Former Vice President of India, Former CM of Rajasthan and Rajasthan peoples 'Babo Sa' Bhairon Singh Shekhawat passed away today morning. Two days after he was admitted to a hospital in Jaipur complaining of uneasiness and breathing problems. 87-year-old Shekhawat breathed his last at 11.10 AM at the Swai Man Singh Hospital. The former Vice President...
Once Upon A Time in Mumbai Movie release date
Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai is a Bollywood film directed by Milan Luthria and starring Ajay Devgan, Emraan Hashmi and Kangana Ranaut. The film will cover the entire growth of the Mumbai underworld, from crime and smuggling in its early stages through its connection with international...
Munna Bhai Chale America Movie release date
Munna Bhai Chale America is 3rd Sequel of Munna Bhai series produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra and directed by Rajkumar Hirani. Munna Bhai Chale Amerika is currently in the scripting stage. Production for the film will begin in 2010.Directed by: Rajkumar HiraniProduced by: Vidhu...
Khatta Meeta Hindi Movie release date and Review
Khatta Meeta is a forthcoming Hindi Movie directed by Priyadarshan. Akshay Kumar and and South star Trisha Krishnan will be in lead roles. It will be a lighthearted Comedy. It’s an entertaining film about road development and the road mafia. How the contractors who make roads in our country use substandard material and other tactics to make the same...
Action Replay Movie release date and Review
Action Replay is an upcoming Hindi movie directed by Vipul Shah and starring Akshay Kumar, Aishwarya Rai and Neha Dhupia. Action Replay is a time travel tale based on Mumbai in the fifties. The film was announced in September 2008 and is currently in the post-production stage.Directed by: Vipul ShahMusic by: PritamStar Cast:Akshay KumarAishwarya RaiNeha...
Rakta Charitra 1 & 2 Movie release date
Rakta Charitra 1 & 2 are forthcoming movies written and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. Initially it was one movie with 5 hours, then film was divided into two parts, which will be releasing within three months gap. The film is said to depict the life of the slain political leader Paritala Ravindra, played by Vivek Oberoi, with Tamil actor Surya Sivakumar.Directed...
Love You Maa Movie release date
Love You Maa is an upcoming Hindi film which is remake of English movie stepmom. It is Directed and written by Siddharth Malhotra and produced by Karan Johar, the film will star Kajol, Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal.Directed by: Siddharth MalhotraProduced by: Karan JoharWritten by: Karan JoharMusic: Shankar Ehsaan LoyStar Cast: KajolKareena KapoorArjun...
Tees Maar Khan hindi movie release date
Tees Maar Khan is a forthcoming Bollywood movie directed by Farah Khan. Akshay Kumar is once again come with Katrina Kaif.Directed by Farah KhanProduced by Shirish KunderMusic: Vishal-ShekharStar cast: Akshay KumarKatrina KaifAkshaye KhannaShakti MohanMovie release date: 24 December 2...
Saat Khoon Maaf movie release date
Saat Khoon Maaf is an upcoming Hindi movie directed by Vishal Bharadwaj, starring Priyanka Chopra in lead role. The film, regarded to be a celluloid version of the Ruskin Bond book Susanna's Seven Husbands features seven male leads including one russian actor. Priyanka Chopra will plays a negative character after Aitraaz (2004) and Yakeen.Directed...
Ra. 1 Hindi Movie release date
Ra.1 is an upcoming Bollywood science-fiction superhero film directed by Anubhav Sinha. The film, which features Shahrukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal, will be produced under Khan's production company, Red Chillies Entertainment.Director: Anubhav SinhaProducer: Shahrukh Khan and Gauri KhanMusic: Vishal-ShekharStar Cast:Shahrukh KhanKareena...
How to Reach Pushkar from Ajmer, Jaipur or Delhi
Pushkar is the venue of the world famous Pushkar Camel fair/festival and City of Hindu God Brahma. It is located 11 Km away from Ajmer, another popular tourist destination in Rajasthan. The Pushkar camel fair attracts tourists from all over the world to this small town in the...
Former Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Passed away
Former Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Passed away today on May 15, 2010 at 11:10 am at the Swai Man Singh Hospital. 87-year-old Bhairon Singh Shekhawat was admitted to hospital on May 13 suffering from lung and chest infection. Former Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat...
CBSE Ajmer region Class 10th result on May last week
CBSE(Central Board of Secondary Education), Ajmer region is all set to declare result for Class 10th by next week around 20 May 2010. Board called a higher level meeting for result processing and result will be declared by next week as per board source. CBSE Ajmer region have around 1 Lakh student from Rajasthan, Gujarat, MP and dadar nagar have...
Rajasthan govt plan solar water pump projet worth 515 Crore
Rajasthan government is planning to come up with a Rs. 515 crore solar water pump project to cut down on its power expenses. It is likely to install 10,000 solar water pumps in the first phase to save nine crore units per annum. The state government has sent a proposal to the...
Cairn India's Rajasthan oil to flow Gujarat this week
Cairn India will start pumping crude from its Rajasthan fields by the end of this week, bringing down operational costs by $3-4 per barrel. The company has completed the construction of the 590km heated pipeline — the longest in the world — connecting Barmer in Rajasthan with...
Honda's Rajasthan plant to start work by 2011
Honda Motorcycle & Scooters (I) (HMSI) today said Phase-I of its Rajasthan manufacturing facility will be operational by H2, FY'11. "Our new Rajasthan facility will be operational in the second half of 2011," HMSI President and Chief Executive Officer Shinji Aoyama told reporters on the sidelines of the launch of the new CB Unicorn dazzler motorcycle...
National workshop on Computer Networking (NWCN-2010) at Udaipur
The Institution of Engineers (India), Udaipur Local Centre, The Computer Society of India, Udaipur Chapter and Techno India NJR Institute of Technology, Udaipur are organising National Workshop and celebrating World Telecommunication Day during May 17-19, 2010 (Brochure enclosed).The Inauguration of the workshop will be held on 17th May, 2010 at 2.00...
Court deny Narco test for Ajmer dargah blast accused
Rajasthan Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) mulled over taking Devendra Gupta, accused in the Ajmer dargah blast of 2007, to Madhya Pradesh to explore his links there, an Ajmer court on Thursday reversed a lower court’s decision last week which allowed narco test on Gupta. Ajmer district and sessions judge P K Agarwal on Thursday set aside a decision on Gupta’s...
Gujjar demands 5% reservation in fresh jobs
Gujjar mahapanchayat demands 5% reservation in fresh jobs which is around 80000 in next 2-3 Month. The meet announced a fresh date June 13, for choking all the highways in the state if the state government did not yield by June 1 to their demand of 5% reservation in the 80,000 government jobs announced recently. Also featuring now on their charter...
Virendra Sehwag may replace Dhoni in ODI & T20 Format
Indian caption Mr. Cool who win the inaugural T20 World Cup title and the No 1 ranking in Tests. But Mahendra Singh Dhoni may be about to suffer the first major setback of his career. With India failing to win a single Super 8 match in two straight T20 World Cups, there is...
Royal Rajasthan on Wheels extended to Varanasi
The Royal Rajasthan on Wheels, the newer super swanky version the of the popular Palace on Wheels luxury train, plans to add the holy city of Varanasi to its list of destinations. But not until later next year. Starting from September 2011, the Royal Rajasthan on Wheels will...
Miracle baba Munir Khan arrested
Self-proclaimed scientist and miracle doctor Munir Khan was arrested on Wednesday on charges of cheating and forgery after his anticipatory bail plea was rejected by the Supreme Court on Monday. Khan surrendered at the Versova police station and was produced before a local court, which remanded him in police custody till May17. Khan, who was on the...
Shristi Infra to invest Rs 500 Crore in Udaipur Rajasthan
Shristi Infrastructure Development Corporation said Wednesday it would invest Rs.2,000 crore over the next three years in seven smaller cities in three states. The money would be used to build integrated townships, healthcare facilities, hospitality and sports facilities, retail malls, logistics hubs and commercial and residential complexes in West...
Honda Motorcycle to invest Rs 500 crore in Rajasthan
Honda Motorcycle & Scooters Pvt Ltd (HMSI) and the Rajasthan government today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for setting up a 2-wheeler plant in the Tapukara Industrial Area of Alwar district. The Rs 500 crore project will manufacture 6 lakh units annually in the first phase, an official spokesman said here today. Later, the investment...
David Cameron elected new PM of Britain
Conservative leader David Cameron took over as Britain's new Prime Minister, ousting the Labour party from power after a 13-year rule, after striking an agreement with the Liberal Democrats who joined the country's first coalition government in 70 years. Cameron assumed the top post last night after Queen Elizabeth II invited him to form the new government...
Suicide cases rise in Rajasthan
A married woman, allegedly upset over eve teasing, committed suicide in Akola village of Chittorgarh district on Monday. She immolated herself along with her two daughters. In another incident, a couple ended their lives by jumping before a moving train in Dungargarh. With this, the death toll due to suicides has touched 18 in the state in just one...
Osiyan 5MW Solar power plant to start soon
Astonfield Renewable Resources and Belectric announced that they have entered into an agreement for the execution of Astonfield's 5MW solar power plant in Osiyan, Rajasthan. The Osiyan project is one of several Astonfield plants expected to be approved under the Migration Phase of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission and will be Astonfield's...
Ajmer-Pushkar train to start this year -Sachin Pilot
Union minister of state for IT and telecom Sachin Pilot has said that a land dispute between the Rajasthan government and the railways regarding Ajmer-Pushkar rail route has been resolved and the train services to Pushkar will start this year. Pilot inaugurated the project to modernise the locomotive workshop here on Tuesday. It will cost Rs 58 crore...
No amendment in Hindu Marriage Act - Moily
Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily on Tuesday ruled out amending the Hindu Marriage Act in order to accommodate the Khap Panchayat's demands. "We have suggested to amend the simple marriage act, not the Hindu Marriage Act,” he added. Moily comment comes just a day after Congress MP and industrialist Navin Jindal said that he had never said anything...
Viswanathan Anand wins World Chess title again
Viswanathan Anand retained his world chess title on Tuesday by winning with black against Bulgarian challenger Veselin Topalov at the World Chess Championship in Sofia, Bulgaria. The score was 5.5-5.5 before the last game. Each player needed only one win to secure the match. Anand's 56-move win came in the last of a possible 12 games between the two,...
Ajmer will get BSNL FTTH soon - Pilot
Union minister of state for IT and telecom Sachin Pilot has said that Ajmer will get BSNL FTTH soon to provide world class fiber based technology in city. Pilot was speaking at a programme in Government Women Engineering College and inaugurated its newly built campus and the solar plant installed there in. He announced two free high-speed broadband...
Delhi University (DU) admission 2010 starts from 28 May
The Delhi University (DU) will begin the sale of admission forms for its 54,000 seats in regular undergraduate courses from May 28. DU’s Dean of Student Welfare S K Vij made the announcement on Tuesday in the presence of Vice-Chancellor Deepak Pental. The last date of sale of forms and the deadline for submission of completed application forms is June...
Rajasthan Govt launches Chief Minister Food Security Scheme for BPL
Rajasthan Government has launched 'Chief Minister Food Security Scheme' for providing food grain at cheap rate to BPL families in the state. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot formally launched the scheme at a function at the Gandhi Maidan in Tonk town by distributing wheat to some of the poor families. Union Rural Development Minister CP Joashi and Union...
Acharya Mahapragya passes away in Churu
Acharya Sree Mahapragya, the 10th Acharya of Jain Swetambar Terapanth Samaj, died today due to cardiac arrest at Sardarshehar in Churu district of Rajasthan. He was 90. The funeral of Acharya Mahapragya will take place tomorrow in the town, an office bearer of the samaj said....
ASSOCHAM to offer free DTP training for poor in Rajasthan
As part of its “affirmative action” for weaker sections, the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) has sponsored a free desktop publishing (DTP) course for Dalit, tribal and minority youngsters to equip them to initiate self-employment ventures and compete for the private sector jobs. The two-month course, sponsored by the...
India crashed out of T20 World cup
India’s T20 World Cup campaign virtually ended on Sunday after it lost to West Indies by 14 runs in a crucial Group F Super Eight encounter. West Indies, meanwhile, stayed in contention for a semi-final berth. West Indies ruled the entire match since the very beginning. After being asked to bat first by Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the home...
Indian team for Zimbabwe tri-series announced
Senior players were rested as India on Sunday named a second-string squad with Suresh Raina as the captain and Virat Kohli his deputy for the low-profile Zimbabwe tour starting later this month. Regular captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and senior players Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Gautam Gambhir and Ashish Nehra were rested as the...
